mare clausum

ma·re clau·sum

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mair-ee klaw-suh m, mahr-ey; Latin mah-re klou-soo m]
- /ˈmɛər i ˈklɔ səm, ˈmɑr eɪ; Latin ˈmɑ rɛ ˈklaʊ sʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mair-ee klaw-suh m, mahr-ey; Latin mah-re klou-soo m]
- /ˈmɛər i ˈklɔ səm, ˈmɑr eɪ; Latin ˈmɑ rɛ ˈklaʊ sʊm/

Definitions of mare clausum words

noun mare clausum a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation. 1
noun mare clausum a sea coming under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others 0
noun mare clausum a sea under the jurisdiction of a single nation and not open to all others 0
noun mare clausum (international law) A body of water within the jurisdiction of a particular nation, and not part of the open sea. 0

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Origin of mare clausum

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

1645-55; < Latin: closed sea

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Parts of speech for Mare clausum

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mare clausum

mare clausum popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mare clausum usage trend in Literature

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